Works for Chairman whose businesses do trading, partner with Dangote (offtaking) and Moeve formerly CEPSA (WAF offtaking strategy). Close with Vitol Africa and BP. Homework assigned. Knowledge that impressed him most: crude assays and ChemEng moat. Said feel free to contact him and do not waste his time.
SIR Tender — Société Ivoirienne de Raffinage, Abidjan
Base gasoil, 1–4 cargoes ~40,000t, Jul–Aug 2026. A+B price formula: A = Platts Gasoil 0.1%S FOB Med, B = seller differential. CFR not CIF — CIMA-zone local insurance rule. Moteriba (Dipo, CEO) bidding. Atmin (UAE, Afreximbank-backed) finances. You have prepped. This is your first live deal exposure.
Tender prepped ✓WhatsApp drafted ✓Study note built ✓Call with Dipo pending
SPIE + Leaving
SPIE continuation is now the deliberate bridge to Moteriba, not a fallback. Annabelle meeting Monday. Guillaume speaking to COO Anabelle Monday. Supervisor conversation still pending.
→ Annabelle Monday, then report to Dipo
Masters Strategy
Going abroad now is not an option. Spend 2026 on scholarships plus job. Job makes MSc less needed or unlocks parental funding. Bayes Sept 2027 still live.
→ Scholarships track running in parallel
Upwork / Contra
Contra live. Upwork registered but no portfolio pieces yet — the blocker. Two pieces before any application.
→ Upwork profile this week
Job Pipeline
Shell and BP closed · Sahara reactivating via Yinka · Seplat Aug track · Seplat August · GTBank aptitude done · SPIE continuation Monday
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Job search automation
Right now: Indeed is connected to Claude. Open a new chat, say "search Indeed for crude oil commercial analyst roles in Lagos" — live results, no code needed. Arc 2 August: Python job board aggregator using Indeed API and career page RSS feeds. AI skill and job search tool in one build. LinkedIn scraping: violates ToS, needs advanced Python, not this week.
WEEK 5
30 Jun – 6 Jul 2026 · SPIE ends 30 Jun · Moteriba bridge
FULL ROADMAP
June → December 2026 · Four arcs to a trading seat
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WEEKEND
28–29 June · Set up Week 5
JOB PIPELINE
Lagos 2026 · physical crude and products seat · mirrors the tracker